DV - 26AUG10 - 0933 :: Tableland Pimpinella

Dinesh Valke

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Sep 22, 2010, 2:24:15 PM9/22/10

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Dear friends,
ID please.

Date/Time : August 26, 2010 at 9.33am IST
Location Place : Panchagani tableland
Altitude : about 1296 m (above mean sea level)
GPS : around 17°55'41.65"N, 73°48'53.02"E

Habitat : tableland
Type : rocky area

Plant
Habit : erect herb
Height : about 30 - 40 cm
Length : - not a climber -

Leaves ... please correct me if wrongly described.
Type : ¿ compund ? ... ¿ cleft ? margin, oppositely arranged.
Shape : ... please help here in letting know the shape.
Size : about 4 - 5 cm x 2.5 - 3 cm

Inflorescence
Type : umbel, terminal
Size : about 5 cm across

Flowers
Size : about 1 mm
Colour : white
Calyx : do not know
Bracts : - no bracts -

Fruits
Type : do not know
Shape : do not know
Size : do not know
Seeds : do not know

Other Info

Fragrance : do not know
Pollinator : do not know
Uses : do not know

Regards.

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Balkar Arya

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Sep 23, 2010, 10:36:23 AM9/23/10

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May be a sp. of Apium
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Bhatt Sweta

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Sep 23, 2010, 10:49:59 AM9/23/10

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Or Pimpinella tomenotsa of Apiaceae....

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Bhatt Shweta

Asso. Prof.,

TCSC,

Doctoral Research Student,

M.S.U.

Dinesh Valke

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Sep 23, 2010, 11:25:11 AM9/23/10

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Many thanks Balkar ji and Shweta ji for tentative IDs.

Shweta ji, am under the impression that Pimpinella tomentosa is an erect herb ... this one in the post is almost like a ground cover ... would such variation occur in P. tomentosa due to habitat ?

Regards.

J.M. Garg

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Oct 20, 2010, 12:54:37 AM10/20/10

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Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

“May be a sp. of Apium
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Regards

Dr Balkar Singh”

“Or Pimpinella tomenotsa of Apiaceae....

Bhatt Shweta”

"Many thanks Balkar ji and Shweta ji for tentative IDs.

Shweta ji, am under the impression that Pimpinella tomentosa is an erect herb ... this one in the post is almost like a ground cover ... would such variation occur in P. tomentosa due to habitat ?"

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J.M. Garg

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Nov 7, 2010, 8:17:46 AM11/7/10

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Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.
Some earlier relevant feedback:
“May be a sp. of Apium
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Regards
Dr Balkar Singh”

“Or Pimpinella tomenotsa of Apiaceae....
Bhatt Shweta”

"Many thanks Balkar ji and Shweta ji for tentative IDs.
Shweta ji, am under the impression that Pimpinella tomentosa is an erect herb ... this one in the post is almost like a ground cover ... would such variation occur in P. tomentosa due to habitat ?"

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Gurcharan Singh

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Nov 20, 2010, 10:08:09 PM11/20/10

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Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.
Some earlier relevant feedback:
“May be a sp. of Apium
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Regards
Dr Balkar Singh”

“Or Pimpinella tomenotsa of Apiaceae....
Bhatt Shweta”

"Many thanks Balkar ji and Shweta ji for tentative IDs.

Shweta ji, am under the impression that Pimpinella tomentosa is an erect herb ... this one in the post is almost like a ground cover ... would such variation occur in P. tomentosa due to habitat ?" Dinesh Valke

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Saroj Kumar Kasaju

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Jul 10, 2025, 4:36:12 AM7/10/25

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Please check Psammogeton diffusum (Roxb. ex Sm.) Rech.fil. ex Pimenov

Thank you

Saroj Kasaju

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Dinesh Valke

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Jul 10, 2025, 7:18:08 AM7/10/25

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Many thanks, Saroj ji, for the possible ID suggested.

I am not familiar / confident with these Apiaceae members.

I had not taken sufficient photos of the leaves and other relevant aspects needed for ID.

Regards.

Dinesh

Saroj Kasaju

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Jul 10, 2025, 7:51:57 AM7/10/25

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OK Dinesh Ji.

https://www.google.com/imgres?q=Psammogeton%20canescens%20subsp.%20canescens&imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eflorajagraon.org%2Fimages%2FAPIACEAE%2FPsammogeton%2520canescens%2FA.%2520Plant-DSC05107.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eflorajagraon.org%2FGENUS%2FSpecies%2FPsamogeton%2520canescens.html&docid=zSaZAdINxsxB5M&tbnid=zAyEduTYn8MyYM&vet=12ahUKEwj3_L_xm7KOAxVFcWwGHY1SCjwQM3oECE0QAA..i&w=2076&h=2997&hcb=2&itg=1&ved=2ahUKEwj3_L_xm7KOAxVFcWwGHY1SCjwQM3oECE0QAA

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=http://www.eflorajagraon.org/GENUS/Species/Psamogeton%2520canescens.html&ved=2ahUKEwjaq8vjnLKOAxWKfWwGHep8HWEQFnoECB4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw3cnzF6x21atlPNLK-vwpBO

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

J.M. Garg

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Jul 14, 2025, 2:09:34 AM7/14/25

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Yes, some possibility as per GBIF specimen (one).

Dinesh ji, pl. check with your detailed high res. images.

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Saroj Kasaju

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Jul 14, 2025, 2:15:17 AM7/14/25

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Thank you Mr. Garg.

Saroj Kasaju

Dinesh Valke

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Jul 14, 2025, 10:46:06 AM7/14/25

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Thanks Garg ji and Saroj ji for your thoughts.

The stem, the leaves in my photo does seem very much like suggested ID: Psammogeton diffusus (Roxb. ex Sm.) Rech.f. ex Pimenov syn. Seseli diffusum (Roxb. ex Sm.) G.Hend. & Hume

Only concern is the distribution of this species in Maharashtra. It is found mainly in the Vidarbha region. Not yet recorded in Satara district, at least I am not knowing about it.

Let me also suggest this ID of Psammogeton diffusus at iNaturalist; hopefully gets validated from that end.

Regards.

Dinesh

Saroj Kasaju

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Jul 14, 2025, 11:18:47 AM7/14/25

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Ok Dinesh Ji.

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

J.M. Garg

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Jul 20, 2025, 5:42:44 AM7/20/25

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OK, Dinesh ji

J.M. Garg

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Jul 24, 2025, 5:16:37 AM7/24/25

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Any feedback on iNaturalist?

On Mon, 14 Jul 2025 at 20:15, Dinesh Valke <dinesh...@gmail.com> wrote:

Saroj Kasaju

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Jul 24, 2025, 7:36:54 AM7/24/25

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https://www.google.com/imgres?q=%C2%A0Psammogeton%20diffusus%20%C2%A0maharashtra&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Findiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in%2Fimg%2Fline%2FSeseli%2520diffusum%2FSeseli%2520diffusum.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Findiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in%2Fherbsheet.php%3Fid%3D10825%26cat%3D13&docid=XZTeymjanLB2NM&tbnid=KwDh4Wu7wXBhKM&vet=12ahUKEwjd1LKdstWOAxXjSGwGHd_PB1EQM3oECA8QAA..i&w=1985&h=2810&hcb=2&itg=1&ved=2ahUKEwjd1LKdstWOAxXjSGwGHd_PB1EQM3oECA8QAA

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

Dinesh Valke

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Jul 24, 2025, 8:30:50 AM7/24/25

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Not yet Garg ji.

I will return to this post when I get any validation in iNaturalist.

Will have to wait for someone to respond.

Regards.

Dinesh

Dinesh Valke

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Jul 24, 2025, 8:35:03 AM7/24/25

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Yes Saroj ji, the plant is indeed distributed in Maharashtra, but in the Vidarbha region.

It is quite far from where this observation is.

Regards.

Dinesh

Dinesh Valke

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Jun 30, 2026, 5:18:30 AMJun 30

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To me, this looks like Pimpinella tomentosa Dalzell ex C.B.Clarke — leaves, stem, their ratio - match those in POWO herbarium.

Regards.

Dinesh

J.M. Garg

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5:53 AM (8 hours ago) 5:53 AM

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Lower leaves seem to match with POWO specimen.

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Dinesh Valke

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6:58 AM (7 hours ago) 6:58 AM

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Yes, many many thanks, Garg ji.

Regards,

Dinesh.

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